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Characters with cool nicknames who got them for less cool reasons
- Captain Holt - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Has two examples actually. When asked by Gina to officiate a wedding he notes that his superior used to call him “Emily Dickinson”. It’s only after Gina leaves that he turns to Terry and admits that it was actually an insult about his sexuality and not anything to do with his writing skills.
Another time, he notes that the guys at a country club refer to him as “Tenacious Ray” before promptly admitting it’s because he’s been suing them for discrimination for the last ten years.
- Air Force Callsigns - Real life
The cooler the callsign, the higher chance it has a really embarrassing backstory. This is one of my favorite websites ever: https://www.f-16.net/callsigns.html
u/EvilCatboyWizard — 7 days ago